Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study subjects, by study group
All participants n =181 n (%) | Control group n = 92 n (%) | Intervention A n = 37 n (%) | Intervention B n = 52 n (%) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 100 (54.3%) | 44 (49.4%) | 23 (63.9%) | 31 (64.6%) | |
Male | 80 (43.5%) | 45 (50.6%) | 13 (36.1%) | 17 (35.4%) | 0.143 | |
Ethnicity | Caucasian | 143 (80.8%) | 77 (86.5%) | 24 (66.7%) | 36 (75%) | |
Romany/Other | 34 (19.2%) | 12 (13.5%) | 12 (33.3%) | 12 (25%) | 0.033 | |
Social support | High social support | 44 (25.1%) | 23 (25.6%) | 2 (5.4%) | 19 (39.6%) | |
Low social support | 131 (74.9%) | 67 (74.4%) | 35 (94.6%) | 29 (60.4%) | 0.002 | |
All participants Mean (SD) | Control group Mean (SD) | Intervention A Mean (SD) | Intervention B Mean (SD) | p | ||
Children | 3.23 (2.16) | 2.96 (3.33) | 3.22 (3.69) | 3.75 (2.16) | 0.171 | |
Age | 61.66 (12.47) | 62.37 (11.46) | 60 (12.28) | 61.59 (14.35) | 0.721 | |
HbA1c | 8.77 (1.46) | 8.57 (1.37) | 8.74 (1.57) | 9.16 (1.50) | 0.031 | |
Systolic pressure | 130.63 (16.56) | 127.90 (15.19) | 128.43 (15.65) | 137.16 (18.03) | 0.004 | |
Diastolic pressure | 76.47 (11.32) | 75.61 (9.41) | 75.22 (11.04) | 78.94 (14.18) | 0.028 | |
Abdominal circumference | 107.44 (11.39) | 105.73 (11.63) | 111.16 (10.09) | 0.030 | ||
HDL | 47.64 (15.83) | 48.66 (15.14) | 46.43 (18.32) | 46.64 (15.27) | 0.378 | |
LDL | 122.82 (36.52) | 125.40 (36.37) | 120.64 (43.65) | 119.56 (30.75) | 0.453 | |
Triglycerides | 208.91 (165.13) | 186.94 (89.40) | 250.27 (258.79) | 218.11 (179.53) | 0.853 | |
Body mass index | 32.60 (5.72) | 31.64 (5.40) | 34.47 (5.50) | 33.25 (6.17) | 0.023 | |